Fifty-seventh General Assembly

HIGHLIGHTS

NEED FOR MULTILATERALISM, ELIMINATION OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

STRESSED DURING CURRENT GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION

Strengthening of United Nations, Poverty Eradication, Sustainable

Development in Face of Globalization, Fight against HIV/AIDS Also Highlighted

As the international community commemorated the tragic events of

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

79^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES MAIN PART OF FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION;

ADOPTS RESOLUTION PROVIDING SUPPORT, DIRECTION FOR UN REFORM

Text ‘Significant Achievement’, Says Assembly President;

Cooperation with OSCE, HIV-AIDS Follow-up among Other Issues Addressed

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

78th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY CALLS ON ISRAEL NOT TO EXPLOIT NATURAL RESOURCES

IN OCCUPIED TERRITORIES AS IT ADOPTS SECOND COMMITTEE TEXTS

Also Adopts Headquarters Renovation Plan, with $1.05 Billion Budget,

October 2004 Start Date, One of 48 Texts Recommended by Fifth Committee

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Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

77^th Meeting (AM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS 75 RESOLUTIONS ON SOCIAL, HUMANITARIAN ISSUES, INCLUDING

OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE

Action also taken on Human Rights, Refugees, Women’s Issues, Crime Prevention, Drug Control, Other Social Issues

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

38^th Meeting (PM)

APPROVING SEVERAL DRAFT RESOLUTIONS, DECISIONS, FIFTH COMMITTEE COMPLETES

ITS WORK FOR MAIN PART OF FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Plenary

75^th & 76^th Meetings (AM & PM)

COOPERATION WITH COUNCIL OF EUROPE, MINE ACTION, YEAR OF RICE (2004)

AMONG ISSUES ADDRESSED IN 19 TEXTS ADOPTED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Resolutions Also Call for Special Assistance to States,

Coherent Response to Global Challenges, Millennium Declaration Review

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

37^th Meeting (PM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT GENERAL ASSEMBLY IMPLEMENT CAPITAL MASTER PLAN

TO REFURBISH HEADQUARTERS, AS IT APPROVES 22 TEXTS

$1.05 Billion Construction Estimated to Begin in October 2004

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

36^th Meeting (PM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE DEFERS ACTION ON DRAFT TEXTS

The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) this afternoon decided to further defer action on all the remaining items on its agenda, to give delegations more time to negotiate.

Fifty-seventh General Assembly

Fifth Committee

35^th Meeting (AM)

FIFTH COMMITTEE CONSIDERS PROGRAMME BUDGET IMPLICATIONS OF DRAFT TEXT

ON FOLLOW-UP TO CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT